When Leo first regained consciousness in this world and saw Raphael as a cripple, he felt that his situation in this world was better than his previous life.
Back then he didn’t even know who his parents were. Now even though he had a ’crippled’ father, at least he still had someone to find food for him.
It was only later, when he saw Raphael easily take down several big animals, that he understood—so this ’cripple’ in this strange world was this strong. Of course, it still wasn’t enough for Leo to consider his father some kind of big shot in this world.
But now that ’crippled’ father was someone the genie confirmed had the power to wipe out several thousand soldiers in one blow, leaving Leo completely baffled.
For the first time, he got the feeling of being the child of a ’prestigious family’, which made him a little unaccustomed to it.
"If you don’t know anything, then let me tell you what happened three years ago..."
Michael was determined not to let Leo remain an idiot who knew nothing about his own background. Now, with that damn wish, he needed to help Leo gain as much power as possible.
Moreover, if Raphael went along to protect him, there was a very high chance he could grow up safely until reaching the level of a god.
He recounted everything he had witnessed. The incredibly tangled and complex relationships between Leo’s family and The Great Sun Temple were explained in as much detail as possible.
The more Leo listened, the more stunned he became. His mouth seemed paralyzed, hanging open but unable to close.
His previous life in the old world had also been extremely eventful, with life-threatening dangers constantly appearing. But comparing those things to the fact that he was the son of two demigods didn’t seem all that special anymore.
He even sometimes suspected whether he was human or not. His current body had potential far too terrifying compared to the humans in the world he used to live in.
"Wait, hold on... You mean I’m actually a noble? And not just any noble, but the highest-ranking kind on this entire continent?"
As he asked this question, Leo actually hoped to receive a denial from Michael. He didn’t want to be a noble at all.
"Huh???"
Michael was also dumbfounded. Leo was the one who wanted to become king of this world, so why did he have such a negative reaction to nobles?
"You were born a noble... but right now if your identity were exposed, you’d be the descendant of a criminal wanted across the continent. But you want to be king. Not just any king, but the king of this entire world. Why are you so prejudiced against nobles?"
Michael couldn’t understand such contradictory thinking. Based on what he’d read in history books, kings and nobles always coexisted, didn’t they?
"Prejudice? My whole life, when I was young, I was oppressed by nobles. When I grew up, I joined the rebel army to overthrow nobles. Half my life was spent killing nobles, so what do you think? Can I possibly like nobles?"
???
Leo’s answer made Michael’s brain temporarily shut down. If he hated nobles that much, why did he want to be king? Was this what they called double standards?
"Uh, then why do you want to be king? If you become king, wouldn’t you have to deal with a bunch of nobles?"
"I want to be king of this entire world, not just a king. To put it more clearly, I want enough power to wipe out all the nobles.
Of course, after cleaning them up, I’ll abolish all my own power. But I don’t really know how to do that exactly..."
At this point, Leo suddenly sighed. This was exactly the hardest part he’d faced with the rebel army back in that world. Even by the time he died in battle, they still hadn’t figured out how to create the world they dreamed of.
"Sigh, do you know how to make the world fairer? How to make sure no one in this world is oppressed anymore?"
???
The more Michael listened, the more confused his face became. Not to mention him, even the heads of state on Earth wouldn’t know either.
Although the society in his era was countless times fairer than before, when it came to absolute fairness, no one knew how to achieve it.
Of course, if you don’t know, just answer with a question. If you can’t solve the problem, pass it off for someone else to handle.
"Why do you hate nobles so much? You talk about fairness, but all you have in your head is the idea of eliminating nobles... What’s that about?"
Sure enough, this method worked perfectly. The confused one now switched from Michael to Leo.
How many nobles had he beheaded in his life? He couldn’t remember because there were too many. From the very beginning until now, he had never once given nobles even a moment’s consideration.
"Are you telling me to love nobles? Then join them in oppressing commoners? Hell no, I will never agree to such a ridiculous idea."
Michael was baffled at suddenly being cursed at for no reason. He felt like when it came to nobles, Leo’s IQ dropped significantly.
"What are you yelling about? What are you cursing for? Is your brain just for show? Why does your thinking always jump to nobles oppressing commoners? Have you really never met a single decent noble in your whole life? Not even a moment of decency?"
Michael was getting frustrated with Leo’s rigid way of thinking. He himself didn’t have any great skills, but his strengths were his optimistic spirit and his tendency not to hold grudges. Although he cursed a lot, he only considered it a few seconds of annoyance.
Leo stroked his chin, thinking about whether he’d ever encountered such a situation. Nobles who abandoned their status or temporarily kept their status to betray the crown and the noble class. He’d seen plenty of those, since the rebel army had many such people.
But nobles who didn’t give up their status yet were still kind... In his whole life, he’d encountered quite a few situations like that too. But comparing the positive to the negative, it accounted for less than ten percent.